Archive for July, 2013

FirstWorks seeks a creative, detail-oriented individual with superior writing skills to serve as Development Manager and Grant Writer. The Development Manager and Grant Writer, reporting to the Executive Artistic Director, will manage the full grant writing process, reports to donors and concept papers, and contribute to all aspects of the organization’s development and fundraising strategy. The FirstWorks Development Manager must create compelling cases for the support of FirstWorks, rapidly synthesizing information including data, strategy, artistry, and community impact.

FirstWorks is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial non-profit arts organization whose mission is to connect audiences with world-class performing and internationally recognized artists in downtown Providence venues, and engage communities and under-resourced schools across Rhode Island with the arts. Since 2004, FirstWorks has produced 22 groundbreaking arts festivals, attracted 155,000+ participants, presented over 361 artists and innovators and engaged more than 100 nonprofit community organizations and schools.

This is a 3/4-time position, with the potential to become full-time. Start Date: October 1, 2013

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Managing a diverse portfolio of grants from foundation, corporate, government and individual supporters
• Actively researching, identifying, and cultivating prospective funding sources from local and national foundations, corporate and government agencies, and individual donors.
• Writing and revising grant proposals, appeals and applications including development of attachments and budgets for grant requests; coordinating with staff to submit proposals and meet all deadlines and requirements
• Overseeing preparation and writing of documents for submission, including proofreading, editing, submitting to the funding source, and following up
• Tracking and completing donor reports, including Annual Impact Report
• Developing and managing communications for prospecting, annual appeal, donor recognition, and cultivation
• Managing day-to-day fundraising operations, tracking grant and reporting deadlines, coordinating development staff work-plans and meeting agendas
• Employing and developing turn-key systems and templates to advance effectiveness and efficiency
• Assisting in creating measurement, survey and evaluation tools
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required with 3-5 years of experience working with cultural nonprofits, including 1 year of development or grant writing experience.
• Excellent writer, creative and strategic thinker with ability to clearly articulate organizational mission, programs, and present FirstWorks in a compelling and effective manner.
• Ability to represent the organization in donor conversations, and to identify and cultivate new donors.
• Familiarity with issues related to arts and education trends; understanding of and belief in FirstWorks’ mission.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, integrity, and a sense of humor.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and initiative.
• Welcoming presence: ability to generate enthusiasm for the organization, elicit cooperation, and get information over the phone, via email, and in person.
• Facile knowledge/user of software applications (i.e. word processing, spreadsheets, email, search engines, databases, prospect research tools); familiarity with SalesForce a plus.
• Commitment to connecting art with audiences and FirstWorks core values:
~Creativity and artistic excellence
~Partnership model
~Arts potential for social impact

Salary is commensurate with professional experience. Benefits include health care (full-time only) and vacation; an excellent working environment; and the ability to have an impact on creating access and engagement with the arts and bettering the lives of children in Providence and across Rhode Island.
FirstWorks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a diverse workplace. Women, persons of color, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

How to apply
Interested applicants should send:
• A cover letter, resume, and 1- to 3- multi-page writing samples
• The names and contact information of 3 professional references
Send applications to:
Email to: annette@first-works.org (include the position title in the subject line)
Or by mail at: FirstWorks, 270 Westminster St., Providence, RI 02903

Newly created gallery spaces at the Block Island Airport and T.F. Green Airport are accepting art submissions for their 2014 exhibitions. The gallery program, which includes Block Island Airport Gallery and GREEN SPACE, is a partnership between RISCA and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation that promotes outstanding work by artists living and working in Rhode Island. The spaces will present art to an ever-changing audience of local, national and international travelers.

Work in all media will be considered. Block Island Airport Gallery includes opportunities for exhibiting indoors and outdoors. GREEN SPACE includes several large walls and open spaces that are particularly well suited to large scale works.

Eligibility: All participating artists must be RI residents. No students please.

Deadline: October 1, 2013

Selection: Artists will be selected for the 2014 exhibitions by a review panel that will include practicing artists, arts professionals and community members. Artists included in the 2014 exhibitions will receive a $100 stipend for participating in the program.

Artists may apply online. All submitted work will be considered for both gallery locations unless applicants indicate an interest in only one of the galleries. Please note that larger work is better suited to GREEN SPACE while smaller scale pieces are best for The Block Island Airport Gallery.

A link to an up-to-date web site that includes images with captions (title, year, media, size), a current cv and artist’s statement

Or

A link to a Flickr page with 10 images with captions (title, year, media, size) and attach to the email a current cv and artist’s statement

To learn more about this opportunity and view photos of the exhibition space, please visit: http://www.arts.ri.gov/public/airports
About RISCA:
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is a state agency supported by appropriations from the Rhode Island General Assembly and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. RISCA provides grants, technical assistance and staff support to arts organizations and artists, schools, community centers, social service organizations and local governments to bring the arts into the lives of Rhode Islanders.
About RIAC:
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation operates T.F. Green Airport and is a supporter of the arts in Rhode Island and the five general aviation airports in Rhode Island. A long-time supporter of public art in Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation has worked with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts on a number of public art commissions for T. F. Green Airport.

Come join us at the historic Shady Lea Mill. We have a 991 sq ft studio available on the first floor. All new construction and well insulated, the high ceilings with 3 skylights makes the light in this space truly amazing! It can be used for office space as well as small business, artists or artisans. Verizon Fios for HIGH SPEED INTERNET is already connected. Check out our website www.themillatshadylea.com and our Facebook Page (The Mill at Shady Lea) to learn more about us and our incredibly gifted and talented tenants. I would be happy to show you around and share this magical place.
Contact Lynn at 401-290-7548

In “Step into Color” with instructor Mandy Howe,
your teen will have fun with watercolors and tempera paint, learn basic
techniques for painting with acrylics, and use art stencils and stamps and their
own creative designs. The outcome will be their own painted floor cloth. A
traditional American folk art, floor clothes were made from sailcloth and used
as rugs in early New England homes.

(ages 13 – 16)
In “The World of
Adobe” with instructor Karen Murtha, your teen will explore the computer as a
design tool. Students will begin in Adobe Photoshop, using their own digital
images and then master Adobe Illustrator to create original artworks. Their
digital artwork will be showcased at the end of the
week.

Following the model of The Art Connection in Boston, TAC-RI was founded as a Rhode Island non-profit organization in 2010 with the mission of making visual art accessible to people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience it in their daily lives.
TAC-RI identifies artists willing to donate art, makes presentations of the artwork to qualified nonprofits, and allows them to choose art that has the most meaning for their clients and staff.
So far, TAC-RI has placed over 100 pieces of art at ten different nonprofits across the state.
If any artist is interested in learning know about this organization, the qualification process for the nonprofits, or how to make donations, they can call Jim Scott, head of TAC-RI’s Art Committee, or email him at jamesescott56@gmail.com.
Jim would also like to follow-up with any artist who would like to be part of TAC-RI as a member of their Art Committee.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

Anyone, anywhere, can take these great classes–and a limited number of full-tuition scholarships for Massachusetts residents are available for this fall! Complete an application for a class, then submit a scholarship application.

View the full fall course catalog here.

September 16: Fred Haefele, “It Started Out a Great Idea, So What the Hell Went Wrong?” (1-week intensive)

November 11: Kathleen A. Norris, “Taking the Me Out of Memoir” (1-week intensive)

Read what students and faculty have to say about 24PearlStreet:

“I have participated in workshops at FAWC in the past. Top-notch instructors and environment, but I live far away so the ability to have access to same top instructors, but not have to travel, is very advantageous.”

“[Online workshops are a great option for me.] I completed my MFA in 2009 and haven’t engaged in a workshop setting since. I was really impressed by the variety of poetry workshops you’re offering, as well as the expertise of the instructors.”

“24PearlStreet affords aspiring, emerging and experienced writers alike the opportunity to grow and sustain their craft in an environment largely free of geographical and chronological constraints. There is as much of an active, engaged community here as you will find in physical workshops, but we let you eat breakfast in your pajamas during class.” – Charles McLeod, 24PearlStreet faculty

Communication Skills for Artists and Non-Artists
Presented by Richard Austin
President of The Learning Curve, LLC

Communication takes many forms. Those who excel at one form of communication may not be proficient at another. On Monday evening (August 19), we’ll have an interactive dialogue regarding effective verbal communication skills as they relate to artists and non-artists alike.

Topics to be included are how to over-come public speaking fears, dynamic presentation and public speaking skills, vocal tools, story telling, body language and words or phrases that sell ideas.

The Warwick Museum of Art (WMOA) is looking for original works for the RI Open Juried Exhibit, which runs from October 5

November 16, 2013. All pieces exhibited at WMOA will be for sale.

Juror
Renowned fine art painter and instructor Anthony Tomaselli.

Awards
Two “Excellence” awards will be presented for $200.00 each non-cash Honorable Mentions will also bepresented. We reserve the right to add prizes if needed.

Reception
An Artist Reception will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 6:00–8:00pm.

Wine Tasting
A Wine Tasting reception will be held on Friday, October 18 from 7:00–9:00pm;artists accepted into the RI Open will be able to purchase tickets for a $10.00 discount.

Eligibility
This show is open to all artists who reside in Rhode Island, and students who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate art studies in RI. Works must be original and completed during the last 12 months; previously submitted works will not be accepted. All works must meet the Requirements outlined below.

Requirements
Professional presentation if highly valued: all works must be wired and ready to hang; artworks with clips, sawtooth hangers, or loops will not be accepted for this exhibition.

Maximum Inventory and Sizes:
2-D work: 3 pieces maximum; 42” x 42” including frame maximum size
3-D work: 3 pieces maximum; No size limitations, but space is limited in group shows; a limited number of pedestals (without plexi glass tops) are available; therefore, we reserve the right to limit the number of 3-D work in this exhibit.

WMOA also reserves the right to reject work based on excessive sizeDrop Off Times

Tuesday, October 1, 3:30–7:30pm

Wednesday, October 2, 2:00–3:30pm

We will not accept any artworks that are mailed to WMOA.
Entry Fee: $20.00 for 1; $35.00 for 2; $40.00 for 3.
Students in accredited arts programs can deduct $5 from these fees when a valid student ID is presented.
Payment (cash/check/VISA/MasterCard) is due at Drop Off.

Entry Forms: Completed Entry Forms must be emailed to the Program Director by Saturday, September 28

Notification

Saturday, October 5, 2013. Notification will be made by email only. Phone calls will not be accepted.

All work not accepted into the show much be picked up by Saturday, October 12.
Pick Up for Accepted Work

Join us for the first round of RhodeMap RI Regional ForumsMonday – Thursday, August 5, 6, 7, and 8, at four locations in the state. All forums will run from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Formal program begins at 6:00 p.m., but stop by anytime.

Monday, August 5: The Depot, Woonsocket

Tuesday, August 6: RWU Global Heritage Hall, Bristol

Wednesday, August 7: URI Memorial Student Union, Kingston

Thursday, August 8: East Providence Senior Center
Refreshments, child-care, and Spanish translation will be available.

Are you a choreographer who runs a dance company? Did you major in composition or art history? Are you someone with a 9-5 job who serves as the treasurer of an arts organization in your “spare” time? You’re an accidental arts administrator! This workshop, originally presented by our sister organization in St. Louis, will cover working with a board of directors, marketing, fund-raising and financial management.
Ted Crockett of the Nashville Film Festival is back by popular demand to act as the Arts Respondent for the day providing real-world examples and leading discussion throughout the workshop.
Topics Covered:
Boards - Deb Palmer George of Palmer Solutions
Fundraising - Bennett Tarleton of Cheekwood
Financial Matters - Angie Adams of the Nashville Ballet
Marketing - Amy Atkinson of Amy Atkinson Communications
Register today to reserve a spot
last year’s workshop sold out in advance!
Registration: $25 members | $35 non-members
Participants receive a substantial workshop manual as well as lunch

The programs of the Arts & Business Council our made possible through the generous support of individuals, businesses, and foundations including:

The RI Music Hall of Fame will be holding a meeting of those involved with the local music community on Thursday, July 25, at 7 p.m. at The Met in Pawtucket. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss how members of the music community and others might work together to promote all aspects of local music and assist in providing opportunities for those wishing to participate in it.

Please pass this invitation along to others via social media and other means and invite anyone you think might be interested in attending. Please enter The Met through the main entrance at 999 Main St., Pawtucket, RI 02860.

We look forward to seeing you on the 25th and thank you in advance for any help you can provide with this effort.

Musicians and music lovers
alike are invited to this casual gathering in which musicians
will share their music and then transition to a jam style format.
All styles welcome, heavy on rock, blues, soul, fusion and mash-ups.

A local artist is interested in donating her Sterns and Foster full size matress and box spring to an artist in need of a good quality bed. The matress and box spring are free – the purchase of a full size frame is optional. If you are interested email cristina.dichiera@arts.ri.gov and I’ll give you the details.

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is pleased to offer Rhode Island’s
arts leaders the opportunity to attend the Alliance of Artists Communities’ 2013
conference in San Jose, CA!

RISCA is offering two $500 sponsorships
to Rhode Island artists or arts leaders to subsidize conference registration,
travel, and lodging for this event. Conference registration is $350 for
scholarship recipients, and attendees are asked to register by the September 6
early-bird deadline.

The Alliance of Artists Communities’ conference
brings together artist residency directors and other arts leaders from across
the country to explore support for artists in the creation of new work and
artist-centered community development. Sessions range from nuts-and-bolts
management workshops to panels addressing trends in philanthropy, art-making,
and cultural policy. To learn more about the conference, visit
www.artistcommunities.org/conference.

To apply, submit a current resume
and a brief statement describing your background and professional interest in
attending the conference, including the impact you hope it will have on your
career in the arts. Letters are due August 16, 2013. The awardee will be
announced by August 23, 2013. Preference will be given to an artist or arts
leader who has not previously attended conferences of the Alliance of Artists
Communities.

Innovative
collaborations that strengthen the field of community arts journalism and arts
criticism.

Subgranting
for programming
activities on behalf of a local arts agency’s constituents. To be
eligible, a local arts agency must be a unit of city or county government ordesignated to operate on behalf of its local government. In
addition to the “Applicant
Eligibility” section for all Grants for Arts Projectsapplicants, applicants for subgranting projects must have a
three-year history of subgranting in the arts prior to the application deadline.

Documentation
and conservation of public and monumental art.

Learning

Artist
residencies where the primary purpose is the acquisition of knowledge or skills
in the arts.

PAINT: A National Juried Exhibition

Concept: This show seeks works about paint; the physical
property of paint has inspired artists for centuries. We seek to present a show
that challenges the viewer to ponder the possibilities for creative meanings
found in the application of paint.

Juror:
Neal Walsh is a working artist
who has exhibited nationally and is Gallery Director of AS220 Project Space
Gallery in Providence, RI.

Exhibition Dates: October 12th – November 16th, 2013

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 19th 2013, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Eligibility: Open to works about paint with paint as the main
medium in the work. 2D limited to a maximum of 4 feet in any direction. 3D
limited to 100 lbs and must fit through a 5’10” x 6’8” door.

Entry Fee: Each artist may submit 2 entries for $25. Judging
will be done from digital files. For this reason we request two views for each
entry: one showing the work as a whole and one detail shot showing an important
aspect of material/surface. Fees are non-refundable.

Application Deadline: Friday, September 6th, 2013.

Work should be submitted either electronically to be sent to
info@heragallery.org with PAINT in the subject line or on a CD. Files should
contain jpeg images of work plus a detail shot; an image list that contains
artist name, address, phone numbers, email, title of work, year completed,
medium, dimension (h x w x d); resume and a MS Word artist statement. Jpegs
must be 300 dpi and maximum 1024 pixels on the longest side.

Notification Of Acceptance: Hera Gallery will contact artists by Friday, September 20th regarding
the inclusion of their artwork into PAINT.

Insurance: Although the utmost care will be taken in handling your work, Hera
Gallery assumes no responsibility for damage, loss, or theft. Artists are responsible for their own
insurance.

Delivery: Pieces can be droppedoff at
Hera Gallery, 10 High Street, Wakefield, RI on Saturday, October 5th
between 10:00am and 4:00pm. Or if mailed, please send to Hera Gallery, 10 High
Street, Suite 1B. Piece(s) need to arrive by October 4th. Please ask mailer to
deliver piece during gallery hours.

Photography/Publicity: Hera Gallery reserves the right to photograph work for publicity. By entering this exhibition, you agree
to the use of your name, likeness, certain personal information, and artwork in
any publicity material or documentation developed for the exhibition.

Return Shipping: Artist is responsible for all shipping costs and shipping
containers. Artist must include
prepaid return shipping label.

Your application, payment in full and images must be received by TUESDAY JULY 30, 2013. Please visit our website for the complete list of guidelines and fees, along with the downloadable application form. www.pawtucketartsfestival.org.

Vermont’s PuppeTree seeks performers for mid-October till the first week of December to perform 2 shows in libraries, schools and theaters through out New England.

All housing and most food cost are covered plus a salary. The ability to drive is a big plus! Please contact us for more information or visit the website www.vtpuppeTree.org. We are Equal Opportunity Employers and will be happy to discuss PAYED INTERNSHIPS with artist in other areas who really want to learn about puppets.